1201 in October 2009

1201 was under training for new motormen this day. I took this photo from the rear window of the other tramcar 1353.

Type: 1200, Number: 1201, Manufacturing: 1958-05
Camera: Nikon D200
Photographing day:2009-10-07 T16:19:49

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Shiromegurin

I can meet this small bus for the last time in downtown.
This bus named Shiromegurin which means Shiro (castle) + Meguru (compass). It goes the rounds of Kumamoto castle,the downtown and Kumamoto station.

2009-10-07 16:07:59

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1091 in October 2009

1091 works with its original color as usual this day.

Type: 1090, Number: 1091, Manufacturing: 1957-04

Camera: Nikon D200

Photographing day: 2009-10-07 T16:06:27

Photographing day: 2009-10-07 T16:06:51

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9202 in October 2009

9202 has been advertising one of a local company which is making soybean paste since January 2009.

Type: 9200, Number: 9202, Manufacturing: 1992-03
Camera: Nikon D200

Photographing day: 2009-10-07 T14:34:01

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1204 in October 2009

1204 has been working for one of the health food since July 2008.

Type: 1200, Number: 1204, Manufacturing: 1958-05
Camera: Nikon D200

Photographing day: 2009-10-07 T14:12:59

Photographing day: 2009-10-07 T14:13:15

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1355 in October 2009

1355 advertised the job information magazine "Town work" till this spring. But it restored in July 2009.

Type: 1350, Number: 1355, Manufacturing: 1960-07
Camera: Nikon D200

Photographing day: 2009-10-07 T14:08:07

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1092 in October 2009

1092 has been working for one of the beauty salon moisteane since 2003.

Type: 1090, Number: 1092, Manufacturing: 1957-04
Camera: Nikon D200

Photographing day: 2009-10-07 T14:03:16

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Photographing day: 2009-10-07 T14:40:00

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8502 in October 2009

8502 has been working for Chikin ramen since autumn 2006.

Type: 8500, Number: 8502, Manufacturing: 1985-03

Type: 9700, Number: 9704, Manufacturing: 2001

Camera: Nikon D200

Photographing day: 2009-10-07 T13:57:58

Photographing day: 2009-10-07 T13:58:12

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9704AB in October 2009

9704 has been working for road safety with this police car like wrapping since May 2007.

Type: 9700, Number: 9704AB, Manufacturing: 2001
Camera: Nikon D200

Photographing day: 2009-10-07 T13:57:31

Photographing day: 2009-10-07 T13:57:43

Photographing day: 2009-10-07 T14:34:11

This bear is the mascot character of Kumamoto prefectural police namede Yuppii.

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1353 in October 2009

1353 works with its original color from July 2009.

Type: 1350, Number: 1353, Manufacturing: 1960-07

Camera: Nikon D200

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Loop line Bus

This bus has a route of loop line in the downtown area of Kumamoto city.

2009-10-07 T13:49:18

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0801AB in October 2009

In April 2009, we get 2 new tramcars which called type0800. These two-carriage trams are 0801AB and the other is 0802AB. They are our second low-floor LRT type.

Type: 0800, Number: 0801AB, Manufacturing: 2009-03

Camera: Nikon D200

Photographing day: 2009-10-07 T13:48:16

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1351 in October 2009

1351 has been working for ATM machines in convenience stores since October 2007.

Type: 1350, Number: 1351, Manufacturing: 1960-07

Camera: Nikon D200

Photographing day: 2009-10-07 T13:44:14

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1210 in October 2009

1210 worked with its original color from June to August 2009. But it appears with this new wrapping which advertises one of the fish restaurant.

Type: 1200, Number: 1210, Manufacturing: 1958-05
Camera: Nikon D200

Photographing day: 2009-10-07 T13:44:01

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Photographing day: 2009-10-07 T16:04:35

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9205 in October 2009

9205 has been advertising a new condominium building since middle February 2009.

Type: 9200, Number: 9205, Manufacturing: 1994-12
Camera: Nikon D200

Photographing day: 2009-10-07 T13:40:42

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Photographing day: 2009-10-07 T13:41:10

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Retro styled bus

This retro styled bus was made for celebrating 70th anniversary of the municipal transportation system in 1993. It has a sister of the same designed tramcar.

photographing day: 2009-10-07 T13:40:22

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8202;Hinokuni in October 2009

8202 was come in May 1982 as our brand-new tramcar after an absence of 22 years with 8201.8202 namede "Hinokuni" which named after the old name of Kumamoto. 8201 and 8202 earned the Laurel Prize from Japan Railfan Club.

Type: 8200,  Number: 8202(Hinokuni),  Manufacturing: 1982-05

Camera: Nikon D200

Photographing day: 2009-10-07  T13:39:08

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Photographing day: 2009-10-07  T16:33:39

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8801 in October 2009

8801 works as a beer tram every summer. But it works as a common tramcar now.

Type: 8800, Number: 8801, Manufacturing: 1988-12
Camera: Nikon D200

Photographing day: 2009-10-07 T13:36:47

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Photographing day: 2009-10-07 T16:13:21

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9701AB in October 2009

9701is our first low-floor tramcar and first low floor tramcar in Japan. It came in April 1997. Then it earned the Laurel Prize from Japan Railfan Club.

Type: 9700, Number: 9701AB, Manufacturing: 1997-04
Camera: Nikon 200

Photographing day: 2009-10-07 T13:36:41

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